What are some pushes and pulls we use every day? Students in Mrs. Ridnour's @RQSSouthwood #Kindergarten class investigated pushes and pulls with classroom objects today. (In their PJs, too. Lucky 🦆s!) #RQSConnected #MOedChat #NGSS

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Gr8 PDN primary math series with Greg Tang ended on Friday! Raytown Schools educators excited to share these strategies w/ their students & teachers #itssllaboutthenberbonds #mathreasoning #numbersense

Loved my time with these teachers!

It's a packed house at the RHS library as we start our half day professional learning with high school teachers. Today's emphasis is on content area reading and quality questioning. #RQSConnected #MOedChat

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High school teachers are learning more about content area nonfiction reading using Activrly Learn. All of our teachers PK-12 are focused on learning more about literacy today. Great day for PD in Raytown!

Our elementary teachers worked with the Greater Kansas City Writing Prokect on 6 Trait Writing. It has been a fantastic day of literacy focused activities for all of our teachers. Half days are so important to our adult learning in Raytown!

Can this change be undone? Students in Mrs. Secchio's second grade class at RQSNorfleet are investigating matter and ways it might change. Some changes can be reversed and some cannot. Students used evidence to support their argument. 👍🏼 #RQSConnected #MOedChat #NGSSchat

Ancient Civilization students from both Raytown and RQSSouthHigh visited Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today. Students studied art and cultural artifacts on this cross-curricular field trip. #RQSConnected #SSChat #AncientCiv

Thanks for sharing your passion with our Mustangs, Bryan Busby!

How can we use an #infographic to communicate info? Students in Mrs. Darter's #Genetics class are wrapping up their cancer unit by using research to argue for or against HPV vaccines. They used a graphic to share their stance. (SEP 8, anyone?!) #RQSConnected #NGSSchat #SciChat

Who says #Kindergarten can't code? Mrs. So's kinders at RQS Robinson Elementary had a blast with this month's IGNITE Lab. They coded mazes for their Code & Go Mouse and did an unplugged activity using Code Hopper. Way to go! #RQSConnected #MOedChat #STEM #Coding

Our Kindergarten and First Grade #FRStars getting creative with our new #Makerspace. Thank you to our awesome library clerk, Mrs. Spicer for writing a Raytown Foundation grant to provide these opportunities for our students! #BeRaytown

Animal Health held an AH Alumni Day. Grads from the program came back to give advice, share their experiences & help to prepare students who head out to their internships next week. Thank you for taking the time, graduates! Raytown Schools @RayPec Belton School District #124 Hickman Mills C-1 School District Lee's Summit R-7 Schools

It was great getting to speak with first grade students at Norfleet Elementary today about severe weather safety. ⛈🌪 And, they gave me these great thank you cards! 😀@KMBC Raytown Schools

Today, dual credit history students from RQSSouthHigh participated in the White House Decision Center simulation. The simulation, located at Truman Library, helped students explore Presidential power. Way to represent! 🇺🇸 #RQSConnected #MOedChat #SSChat

How can we build 3-D shapes? How can those shapes be used to make things? That's what these RQS Robinson Elementary Kinders are wondering today. Using magna-tiles from our IGNITE Labs, students explored construction and shapes. #RQSConnected #EdChat #Kinderchat

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Where will #GoogleExpeditions take you today? Eighth grade social studies at RQSSouthMiddle has been using Google Expeditions VR to explore the travels of Lewis and Clark. #RQSConnected #SSChat #VR #EdTech